This program is based on a sermon by Rev. Russell Bletzer at the Unitarian Church in Lake Forest, IL which Dean Conrad describes as "one of the best sermons I ever heard...and a good one for Super Bowl Sunday!"

Dean's family were founding members of the Bismarck Mandan UU Church. Dean graduated from high school at Lake Forest Academy, and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania and Wharton Graduate School. Dean and his wife, Pat, have worked helping refugees resettle in Bismarck. They both worked in state government for some time.